Showing posts with label Hoffmeister. Show all posts
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Weekend edition: Lehrman calls for GOP unity on gold; The Wash Post reports Newt's link to supply-siders; The NY Sun notes Romney's resistance to gold.

From The NY Sun, Lewis Lehrman encourages Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum to join the sound dollar alliance.

The Washington Post reports the role of leading supply-siders in the Gingrich campaign.

The NY Sun notes Mitt Romney’s resistance to gold in monetary policy.

In Forbes, Ken Repoza quotes Paul Hoffmeister on Ron Paul and monetary policy.

On The Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore discusses rising government benefits:



In The Washington Times, James Bacon analyzes Fed policy and finds himself in agreement with Ron Paul.

From The Cayman Financial Review, former El Salvadoran Minister of Finance Manuel Hinds argues for a return to gold.

On TGSN, Ralph Benko reports the FDR cabinet debate over devaluing the dollar.

At Asia Times, David Goldman notes Egypt is down to $10 billion in reserves.

From TGSN, Benko counters The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein on gold-linked money.

On Kudlow, James Pethokoukis discusses the economy’s weak recovery:



On International Liberty, Dan Mitchell responds to the State of the Union’s tax analysis.

In National Journal, Grover Norquist predicts a crisis if President Obama is re-elected and doesn’t extend the Bush tax cuts.

MarketWatch notes weak dollar advocate C. Fred Bergsten of the Peterson Institute for International Economics will step down as director at year’s end.

At The American, James Pethokoukis explains that US economic growth is way off.

On CNBC, Bruce Bartlett advocates revenue-neutral tax reform with a focus on corporate tax reform:



At The WSJ, Niall Ferguson argues the euro has been flawed since its inception.

The WSJ notes the Fed’s recommitment to loose money.

From First Trust, Brian Wesbury suggests monetary policy remains too loose.

In The WSJ, George Melloan analyzes the recent Japanese trade deficit.

At Business Insider, Dean Baker argues supply-side economics doesn’t work.

From Op-ed News, journalist Robert Parry critiques supply-side economics.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Thursday summary: Domitrovic on Gingrich, Hoffmeister and Pethokoukis on Romney; Mitchell on the VAT tax.

From RCM, Brian Domitrovic applauds Newt Gingrich’s supply-side agenda.

On Forbes, Paul Hoffmeister argues Mitt Romney can’t solidify the GOP base without adopting a supply-side agenda.

At The American, James Pethokoukis defends Romney’s pro-growth credentials.

On CNBC, a panel debates Romney vs. Santorum:



In The WSJ, Stephen Moore wonders if Rick Perry can make a comeback.

At Forbes, Louis Woodhill analyzes how the various candidates’ will fix the economy.

In The WSJ, Dan Mitchell critiques Romney’s support for a Value Added Tax.

At RCM, John Tamny debunks budget deficit claims.

On Kudlow, James Pethokoukis discusses rumors the Obama Administration will bail out mortgage holders:



In The American Spectator, Lew Lehrman links the budget deficit to the paper dollar.

The Weekly Standard reports Bill Kristol and Sen. Rand Paul (KY) discussing a gold commission.

From YouTube, Louis Woodhill provides an interesting discussion of money, taxes and growth:



From First Trust, Brian Wesbury acknowledges excessive optimism about 2011 economic growth.

The NYT reports US income mobility is worse than in Western Europe and Canada.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Wednesday round up: Lindsey on growth; Woodhill on different gold standards; Rapoza on the government shut down.

From Forbes, Brink Lindsey explains low long-term growth's profound impact.

Also at Forbes, Louis Woodhill examines four versions of the gold standard.

On The Kudlow Report, Stephen Moore discusses the dip in consumer confidence:




At Forbes, Kenneth Rapoza cites Paul Hoffmeister saying a government shutdown probably won’t be bad for markets, but may be bad for Republicans.

Already, public opinion polls indicate that Americans believe that President Obama’s plan for the economy is better than the Republican’s plan. This is due to the GOP’s almost singular focus on spending cuts compared to Obama’s approach to managing costs of the social safety net like jobless benefits. Usually during times of sub-optimal growth, Republicans perform better politically by emphasizing a pro-growth economic platform.
At TGSN, Kelly Hanlon reports on gold production rates.

From Asia Times, David Goldman explains that the real estate decline is hammering municipal government revenues.

On International Liberty, Dan Mitchell notes that taxes paid as a percentage of GDP has risen even as tax rates have fallen.



At Der Speigel, Michael Sauga quotes Robert Mundell on the euro.

On NRO, Cato’s Mike Tanner suggests conservatives are waiting for an advocate of deeper spending cuts.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Weekend round up.

In The WSJ, Art Laffer proposes an agenda for stronger growth but minimizes the centrality of monetary reform.

On Forbes, Econoclasts author Brian Domitrovic exposes the flawed analysis of gold's critics.

Also at The Journal, Stephen Moore discusses the politics of extending the Bush tax cuts:





On Forbes, Paul Hoffmeister suggests the President’s support for quantitative easing may cost him reelection.

At the Economic History Association, Brian Domitrovic reviews a biography of French gold standard advocate Jacques Rueff.

At Cato, Dan Mitchell critiques the deficit commission’s recommendations.

On The Kudlow Report, Don Luskin is bullish after last week’s market selloff:





At New World Economics, Nathan Lewis considers political and economic developments from an international perspective.

On The NY Sun, Seth Lipsky supports Sarah Palin’s sound money advocacy.

At the Atlas Sound Money Project, Tom Duncan reports on a recent panel on the dollar.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Wednesday update.

In Forbes, Paul Hoffmeister urges Sen. Kyl (R-AZ) to embrace sound money as part of his pro-growth agenda.

On Asia Times, David Goldman mocks Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s claim that the U.S. will not devalue the dollar.

At The Kudlow Report, Dick Armey suggests big Tea Party wins will mean less corporate welfare and a sound dollar:




On Gordon Liddy’s radio show, John Tamny discusses gold, oil and the weak dollar.

At Smart Money, Don Luskin predicts higher stock prices.

Bloomberg reports inflation fears are raising Treasury bond yields.

At The Heritage Foundation’s Foundry blog, David Weinberger makes the historical case against raising tax rates in a recession, featuring this amusing clip from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”:



Cato’s Dan Mitchell argues against conservative acquiescence to a VAT tax.

In The Washington Examiner, AEI President Arthur Brooks analyzes the top 10 factors contributing to unemployment. Sound money doesn’t rate a mention.

In The WSJ, John Chambers and Safra Catz argue U.S. taxes on foreign income are keeping capital from being repatriated.

On CNBC, David Malpass
explains how Fed policy is damaging the economy:




In the UK, Prime Minister Cameron tests Jude Wanniski's
Two Santas Theory with budget austerity and tax increases.

From earlier this year in The Washington Examiner, Ralph Benko pays homage to supply-side guru Robert Mundell.